Previous management experience includes Albany Engineered Composites, PCC Fasteners & Engineered Products, and Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings (now part of Howmet).
Prior experience includes Warehouse Supervisor at Midwest Refrigerated Services and Supply Chain Supervisor at JCPenney.
Founder/owner Carmen Vertullo upgraded his fastener testing lab from A2LA to an ANAB accreditation, which he finds superior.
China’s steel exports hit a record 30.7 million tons in the second quarter of 2025, marking an 11% year-over-year increase and surpassing export levels from a decade ago, Fastener World reports.
Ontario, CA-based DB Building Fasteners supplies fasteners and related products for the metal building and metal components construction industry.
MROsupply.com is the e-commerce extension of Mechanical Drives and Belting, established in 1898 in Los Angeles.
With over 30 years of fastener industry experience, he has guided growth and innovation across a range of fastener products at Setko Fasteners & Distribution.
Keli Stahl of Brynolf Manufacturing, Jen Kominsky of Hanger Bolt & Stud, and Adrianne Reynolds of Bossard-Montreal will receive valuable industry experience.
A native of Texas, his fastener career spanned 47 years and culminated with a NIFS Hall of Fame induction in 2005.
International Fastener Expo adds LINK Magazine's Maryann Marzocchi and Laurence Claus of NNi Training to Hall of Fame, while Lindstrom's TIm Vath was named Young Fastener Professional of the Year.
Founded in 1969, Long Island, NY-based Bay Fastening Systems is a factory-authorized master distributor of engineered fasteners.
In 1972, he and his wife Beverly mortgaged everything to start Spokane, WA-based Empire Bolt & Screw, a fastener distributorship now owned and operated by his son, Ron Stanley.
